Records of the U.S. Marine Corps, 1775 -. Official Military Personnel Files, 1905 - 1998. Official Military Personnel File for William H. Genaust.

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Records of the U.S. Marine Corps, 1775 -. Official Military Personnel Files, 1905 - 1998. Official Military Personnel File for William H. Genaust.

1943-1954

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/57287326

This Official Military Personnel File includes records from the following folders: Service Documents (January 1943-January 1950); Field File/Jacket or Record Book (February 1943-March 1945); Correspondence (October 1944-August 1945); Awards, Decorations, & Commendations (December 1944-April 1954); Medical Records (February 1943-March 1945); Photographs & Negatives (February 1943).

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SNAC Resource ID: 11655578

National Archives at St. Louis

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Genaust, William Homer, 1906-1945

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William "Bill" Homer Genaust (October 12, 1906 – March 4, 1945) was a United States Marine Corps sergeant who was missing in action during the battle of Iwo Jima while serving as a war photographer in World War II. He is best known for filming the second U.S. flag-raising on top of Mount Suribachi on February 23, 1945. Genaust operated a then-modern and lightweight 16 millimeter motion picture camera which used 50-foot color film cassettes. His motion picture of the flag-raising became one of t...